When the Republican candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor could not get his Democratic opponent to agree to a debate, he decided to turn to the next best thing — an AI version of her.

In a bizarre 40-minute scene, John Reid held a “debate” with the AI version of state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, answering questions as well as opening and closing statements.

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The moderator, who was also AI, hit the major issues in Virginia, incl

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